Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-05-31
TALK WITH SOME OFTHE FLOCK
MASTERS-PRICES OF WOOL.

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Mr.. JOSEPH MCNIECE, of Key, Belmont
county, dropped in on the REGISTER Sat
urday to renew his subscription. He IDEALS
largely in sheep and wool, and talks intel
ligently upon matters pertaining to the
business. He took occasion to say that
he thought the local wool dealers were
quoting wool too low, and that they made
a mistake in attempting to bear the mar
ket; that what they gained in that way,
would be more than lost to them by
the large quantity that would slip
through their fingers, and which
they would never get to handle or make
commission on. He noted the fact that
tine Wheeling papers were quoting double
AMI above ut - cents rs the price offered
ON this side of the river, while the dealers
and middle men, he continued, were otier'
ing 30 cents over in Jefferson and Belmont
counties, and that while the farmers Oh
this side of the river were talking
about 50 cents for their wool, on
his side they expect to gel
a third of dollar. As
for himself, he had between five and
six thousand pounds of wool, and he did
not propose to sell a pound OF it for less
than 33l cents lie cited the market East
this early in the season at 81 to 35cents,
which ought to make the market here
about 81 to - cents. Last year, he said,
the farmers in Belmont who sold i'll Au'
gust and September, and that was when
the Dulk of the wool was sold i'll his
country, got two and three cents pound
more for it than farmers who sold early,
but none got less than thirty cents. lie
continued: All that sold early and mt the
lower figures last year feel sore, and they
will hold their clips this season for the very
highest notch they expect the market tc
reach. In conclusion, Mr.. McNIEcE re,
marked prices East are fully up to last
year, and farmers think their wool ought
to bring fully rs much, if not more.
Squire BRUNER and Squire SAwrEII.,
two of Ohio county's prosperous farmers,
have Just finished shearing their llocEs,
the former on Saturday and the latter on
Friday. Both llockmasters report their
sheep in excellent condition, and hence Il
good all around average clip is the out
come. Mr.. BRUNER'S flock muSters 33O
head. and they will net him between 900
and 2,O0O pounds of choice double y
wool, lie sold to Mr.. PATTERSON
last yesr at - cents. The next day Mr..
BUTCHER came along, thinking he had not
vet sold, aud ofIerd him - cents, price
that a number of Mr.. BRuNER'S neighbOrs
received who were not so precipitate In
selling rs himself The Squire pocketed
his disappointment and mentally vowed he
would not he caught mapping next time.
lie, as well ~ his neighbors expect some,
thing over what they received last year.
Squire SAwTELL'S clip will run up close
to >, 900 pounds, it is OF the SaXony and
other finer grades, and will bring upwards
of 40 cents. Last year, he sold to either
Mr.. PATTERSON or Mr.. BUTCHER, we forget
which, at II to - cents. lie expects t.
do o little better this season. His clip is
cared for and put up to perfection which
makes it always in demand This is true
of many of the ilockmasters hereabOutS.
The condition of the clips and the way
they are put up are important desiderata
to the manufacturer, so much so that those
who have been buying straight along
from the farmers through their own agents
know by the condition Of the wool and the
way it is put up, the farm from which it
comes.
AS the wool clip and the prices govern
iug il are the all-abSOrbing topic Just now
to every farmer in this section who has a
flock of sheep, let it be ever so small, the
REGISTER proposes to give its large and
growing constituency all the news and
gossip about wool that comes to hand.
Furthermore, the REGISTER will be glad
to hear from the many fOck-masters here
abouts, all items of general interest to
their co-laborerS, such rs the
price received for their clips and the
names of the purchasers, the average
weight per fleece, and the quality, together
with the number of sheep sheared and
their breed. There are other items worthy
of note too, but the above will serve t.
outline what il wanted. Such informa.
ton disseminated among hundreds fisher
raisers would be of value, and yet no Ont
need be the loser by his neighbours gain.